Kalikimaka indeed

[Fran Guidry]

I've been wondering how I would get my fingers warm enough to cut a video of "Mele Kalikimaka" and decided to check out the one I did back in 2010. When I visited that old one I realized the clip I shot back then was too cute to try to replace - those were the days when we had an occasional pet sitting job in Kailua so we were in Hawai`i for Christmas and there was a lot of fun stuff to cut into the video. We've got Hawaiian Christmas decorations, parties with friends, an evening at an authentic imu - the traditional earthen oven where dozens of folks brought their pork shoulders, turkeys, hams and more to be buried under layers of coals, rocks, ti leaves, banana stalks and leaves, and burlap.

Those were early days for my equipment so I was still recording audio on a Zoom H2 and using a Q3HD and a little Lumix pocket camera for video. The guitar back then was an Epiphone EF-500RCCE.

So Mele Kalikimaka to you ...



Fran

[Glennwillow]

Really well done, Fran! I enjoyed that!

- Glenn

[srick]

Mele Kalikimaka to you Fran! And thank you for many, many posts introducing me to the slack key style.

Rick

[jaymarsch]

Always nice to have you show up here, Fran. Lovely as always. Wishing you and Lynn a wonderful holiday.
Best,
Jayne

[reeve21]

That’s a great job with a wonderful melody, Fran!

My only prior exposure to this song was on Jimmy Buffett’s Christmas island record. I went back and found out Bing Crosby had a hit with it. So thanks for that, too!

Merry Christmas!!

[Guitars44me]

Merry Christmas to all!

Nice tune and video! Well played and most enjoyable

Paul

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

Really well done, Fran! I enjoyed that!

- Glenn

Glad you enjoyed it, Glenn, it was fun to see how much the video and audio have been upgraded - less than I would have thought actually. especially looking at the price tags and specs.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by srick

Mele Kalikimaka to you Fran! And thank you for many, many posts introducing me to the slack key style.

Rick

Mahalo, Rick. When I dove head first into slack key I thought about what my role might be. I'm not carrying on a family tradition, nor am I adding much to the genre, but I decided I would try to spread an appreciation for the style. So your comment makes my day.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by jaymarsch

Always nice to have you show up here, Fran. Lovely as always. Wishing you and Lynn a wonderful holiday.
Best,
Jayne

All the best for your holidays as well, Jayne. Nice to hear from you.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by reeve21

That’s a great job with a wonderful melody, Fran!

My only prior exposure to this song was on Jimmy Buffett’s Christmas island record. I went back and found out Bing Crosby had a hit with it. So thanks for that, too!

Merry Christmas!!

Aloha, Bob. I never caught Parrot Head fever so I missed the Buffett version until searching around this year. Really interesting to hear JB vs Bing vs Don Ho - such variation in phrasing and even melody choices.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

Merry Christmas to all!

Nice tune and video! Well played and most enjoyable

Paul

Thanks, Paul. It's a cute little melody that lays out pretty nicely on the guitar.

Fran

[reeve21]

Originally Posted by Fran Guidry

Mahalo, Rick. When I dove head first into slack key I thought about what my role might be. I'm not carrying on a family tradition, nor am I adding much to the genre, but I decided I would try to spread an appreciation for the style. So your comment makes my day.

Fran

Fran you are a success! I never heard this wonderful music until hearing you on the AGF!

Mahalo, Merry Christmas,

[KevWind]

Hey great Fran , the tune definitely brings back some memories BUT can't remember who sang it way back when ?

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Hey great Fran , the tune definitely brings back some memories BUT can't remember who sang it way back when ?

Probably the best selling version, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters:



This guy wrote it, along with dozens of other English language Hawaiian songs:



A lot of people heard Jimmy Buffett do it:



Don Ho had to get in there, of course:



And you can find many more on YouTube.

Fran

[Tahitijack]

The Hawaiian Islands this year are having interesting weather. Rain storms an flooding throughout the state. Huge waves on the north shore of the big island and and an inbound airliner ran into severe turbulence with several passengers and crew suffering injuries, some hospitalized. Still it is a special time. It doesn't get much better than Christmas island style. Aloha Fran.